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Chardon is a city in and the county seat of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,242 at the 2020 census. It is the and no-one else incorporated city in Geauga County, and includes home that was later part of Chardon, Hambden and Munson townships. It is located not quite 10 miles south of Lake Erie and within the “snow belt” of the Great Lakes.

Chardon is named after Peter Chardon Brooks, who donated estate to build the historic Chardon Square. Chardon Township celebrates its engagement in 1812, and fittingly the City of Chardon does the same.

On July 24–25, 1868, a massive blaze totally destroyed the middle of uptown, the area now known as Chardon Square. The blaze originated in the Parlin Parkin’s grocery store, and move ahead rapidly. By the become old the blaze was contained, the courthouse, post office, and many stores upon the square were destroyed. Damage was estimated at around $120,000. Chardon Square was quickly rebuilt subsequently the fire. A other county courthouse, which yet stands today, was completed in 1869. Many supplementary buildings that were build up after the flame also survive and are used today.